After leaving behind a check for 1,000 pounds, Sifa exchanged a few pleasantries with Audrey before taking his leave.
For one thing, Miss Justice was a Spectator, and Sifa worried that if he stayed too long, she might notice his identity.
For another, he still had a banquet to attend, so it truly was not convenient for him to linger.
Seeing that he was leaving, Audrey had Miss Lovisa see him out.
Once she was alone in the office, Audrey looked at the check on the table and murmured, "That gentleman's reaction was a little strange."
"His lapse just now did resemble some of the men I've encountered before. They would reveal a fleeting moment of infatuation."
"But his gaze just now clearly wasn't infatuated. It felt more like, 'Why is she here?'"
"Does that gentleman know me?"
After saying that, Audrey gave a mute laugh.
Although she did not often appear in the Kingdom's social circles, anyone who entered the upper class of the Loen Kingdom would probably know that Earl Hall had a daughter named Audrey.
Even if they had never met her, they would have heard of her.
And it was perfectly natural to be surprised that Miss Audrey would serve as a director of such a small student aid fund.
Having found a reasonable explanation for the young general's lapse, Audrey did not dwell on other possibilities. She picked up the check, her smile sweet.
"That general has only just returned to the Loen Kingdom, yet he donated 1,000 pounds to Black Palm Street. Is he trying to integrate himself into the Kingdom's upper society as quickly as possible?"
If this had been a year ago, Audrey would certainly have thought the general was kindhearted.
Now, she did not deny that possibility, but she saw things